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Subthalamic Nucleus

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Definition: Lens-shaped structure on the inner aspect of the internal capsule. The subthalamic nucleus and pathways traversing this region are concerned with the integration of somatic motor function. (Parent, Carpenter's Human Neuroanatomy, 9th ed, p52)      Other names Subthalamicus, Nucleus; Nucleus, Subthalamic; Nucleus Subthalamicus

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